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"Happy Days" premiered on January 15th, 1974. And despite famously being set here, Milwaukee has a mixed relationship with the show and its cultural impact.
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Janice Toy, a fixture of Milwaukee’s LGBTQ+ community, is on a mission to preserve Milwaukee’s Black LGBTQ+ history.
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For fans of Milwaukee history, there’s one name that comes to mind as the leading expert on the city: John Gurda. His new book, 'John Gurda's Milwaukee' explores the city through route maps and stories.
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Dorothy Enderis was the second, and arguably most influential, leader of the Milwaukee Recreation Department. Learn about her and the neighborhood named in her honor.
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The Milwaukee Soldiers Home has been helping generations of veterans since 1867. A new documentary from Milwaukee PBS explores that history and how the home continues to help veterans today.
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Milwaukee Roots: The Democratizing Local History Project will engage students in the local histories of Milwaukee’s people of color.
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A Bubbler Talk listener, history nerd and radio reporter walk into a Wisconsin bar.
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You may know about Milwaukee's historic nickname – Cream City – but what made those bricks cream-colored, and how did they become so ingrained in the city's identity?
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Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski speaks with local labor leader Jesus Salas about the roots and legacy of the farmworkers movement.
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Casey Lapworth, processing archivist special collections librarian, shares the history of Milwaukee's Central Library building as it celebrates its 125th anniversary.